Compass Group PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Jul 8, 2020

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RNS Number : 3857S

Compass Group PLC

08 July 2020

LEI: 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68

COMPASS GROUP PLC

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:													Compass Group PLC LEI: 2138008M6MH9OZ6U2T68
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights																					X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name													Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
City and country of registered office (if applicable)													Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name													Bank of New York (New York, USA), Brown Brothers Harriman (Boston, USA), CIBC Mellon (Toronto, Canada), JPMorgan Chase (Dallas, USA), Mellon Bank (New York & Pittsburgh, USA), Northern Trust (Chicago, USA), Pictet & Cie (Geneva, Switzerland), RBC Investor & Treasury Services (Toronto, Canada),State Street Bank (Boston, USA & Luxembourg)
City and country of registered office (if applicable)													See 4. (Name) Above
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:													06/07/2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):													07/07/2020
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
		% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)								% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)					Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)				Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached		5.01%								0.00%					5.01%				1,783,855,136
Position of previous notification (if applicable)		n/a								n/a					n/a
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)				Number of voting rightsix										% of voting rights
Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)					Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)					Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)				Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BD6K4575									85,955,429									4.82%
US20449X4016									3,423,264									0.19%
SUBTOTAL 8. A				89,378,693										5.01%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument			Expiration datex					Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.					% of voting rights
								SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex						Exercise/ Conversion Period xi				Physical or cash settlementxii					Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
											SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)																				X
Namexv						% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold						% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold					Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.
Artisan Partners Holdings LP
Artisan Partners Investments GP LLC
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership						5.01%						0.00%					5.01%
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder												Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
The number and % of voting rights held												89,378,693 voting rights and 5.01%
The date until which the voting rights will be held												n/a
11. Additional informationxvi
Place of completion					Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date of completion					07/07/2020

ENDS

Enquiries:

Compass Group PLC

+44 (0)1932 573000

Investors/Analysts:          Alison Yapp, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

Note to Editors: Compass Group PLC is the world's leading food service company, which generated annual revenues of £25.2 billion in the year to 30 September 2019. It operates in around 45 countries, employs and engages around 600,000 people and serves over 5.5 billion meals a year. The Company specialises in providing food and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Healthcare & Seniors, Education, Sports & Leisure and Defence, Offshore & Remote, with an established brand portfolio.

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